Hi! Lee Revell schrieb: > On 5/3/07, Adam Thomas-Murphy <patlaborforce@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> Thank you that is just what I was looking for. Though since I'm still >> rather new to Linux, how would I set that? Would I need to put it in a >> .asoundrc file? > > It's up to the application to use a stereo device when playing back > stereo and a 5.1 device when playing back 5.1 audio. > > Lee That's of course correct. Just in case the OP needs an explanation a bit more detailed: Normally, every application compatible with ALSA lets you choose the virtual device it uses to play sound. These devices are provided by ALSA and can by extended by the .asoundrc file. You can imagine them as virtual sound cards. There are a lot of predefined devices, among them the "front" and "plug:surround51" devices, so you don't need to mess with .asoundrc. Everything you have to do now is make every application use the appropriate device. This differs heavily from application to application, so no detailed instruction can be given. Just look for sound/alsa/playback device etc. Regards, Ingo ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list Alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user
